Social Work Job Board

Organization: Bridges of Colorado

Location: This position works in a hybrid, work-from-home base blended with regular regional and/or state travel, depending on the particular assignment. This position will be responsible for providing court liaison services to a specifically assigned region in Colorado.

Salary: $79,391 to $91,300

Position Description:

Legislation creating Bridges of Colorado speaks to the disparities typically experienced by individuals with significant mental and/or behavioral health challenges, including mental health disabilities, who are also involved in the criminal justice system and tasks the program with promoting positive outcomes for participants. Court Liaisons are generalists, boundary spanners, and creative problem solvers who work to identify need and help connect participants to appropriate services, in part by addressing the multitude of complex barriers that exist for participants. Court Liaisons are assigned by district or region of the State and support Bridges participants in gaining access to meaningful services and resources with a person-centered, trauma-informed, and socially-just approach.

This critical role also liaises with the relevant criminal justice, behavioral health, and support service entities to support decision-making and actions that take into consideration the participants’ behavioral health best interests. Court Liaisons function as court-appointed experts, providing a broader base of information for legal problem-solving and decision-making. They inform courts and attorneys of participant need, available community-based services, and individual and systemic barriers and related solutions. While liaisons are neutral in legal proceedings, they advocate for the best interests of the participant’s behavioral health both in and out of the court setting.

A Senior Court Liaison will carry a specialized caseload, provide a lead function to other Court Liaisons on their regional team, carry a high level of knowledge about regional and statewide Participant resources, and support other Court Liaisons and the Regional Manager in high-need/complexity situations, educational efforts, and community-based initiatives in a specialty or geographical area.

Reports to Regional Manager.

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Date Added to Job Board: 5/16/2024

Organization: Jeffco Public Schools

Location: Jefferson County Public Schools

Salary: $52,625 – $70,506

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop individual, group or system level interventions which improve identified problems or concerns, including academic, social/emotional/behavioral/mental health needs as they relate to educational progress.

Uses research-based and technically sound practices to drive decision-making and interventions; and collaborates with school personnel and parents in order to develop and modify student intervention strategies.

Facilitates functional assessment of behavior (FBA) and designs/implements and progress monitors intervention plans.

Conducts, interprets and implements student assessment which includes record review, interview, observation, and standardized assessment.

Administers and interprets norm-referenced and curriculum-based edumetric and psychological assessment measures.

Participates in team-based follow-up activities to review student progress, analyze data, and modify individual interventions.

Reviews school-wide assessment data to assist building staff(s) in interpreting and designing school-wide interventions.

Serve as liaison among district building(s), families and community and collaborates with various teams to assure positive outcomes for all learners.

Participate in interdisciplinary staffings to determine the eligibility, appropriate planning, and re-evaluation for students who require special education services/programs.

Comply with Exceptional Student Services and district policies and procedures (e.g., Medicaid billing, accident reporting).

Input information into ezEDMed system for reimbursement purposes.

Other duties as assigned.

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Date Added to Job Board: 5/17/2024

Organization: Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman

Location: Denver County, CO

Salary: $80,000 Annually

Duties and Responsibilities:

Analysts receive inquiries and complaints from the public and independently review a variety of issues from moderate to difficult complexity. Such issues involve a range of sensitive and factual situations. Complaints may include concerns or questions about a wide variety of issues, including child welfare services, Medicaid, behavioral health services, residential treatment for children and youth, the Division of Youth Services, parental rights and applicable law and regulations.

Analysts are required to carry a full caseload, averaging at least 25 cases. In reviewing complaints and cases, analysts may be required to identify applicable standards, regulations and practices. They may also be required to identify situations in which no clear criteria or standards exist. Duties typically require the analyst to make decisions based on independent, substantial analysis of the issues presented by citizens. Their analysis typically include:

Review of applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Accurate interpretation of law, regulations and policies and meaningful application of those standards to the facts in each case.

Identification of key issues in each case and prioritization of those issues.

Determination of an accurate and meaningful resolution for each case to possibly include facilitation of conversations, recommendations and appropriate guidance.

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Date Added to Job Board: 5/17/2024

Organization: Centro de los Trabajadores

Location: Denver, CO

Salary: $55,000 Annually

Duties and Responsibilities:

The full-time case managers will be in charge of a portfolio of newcomers for our job readiness program including:

Responsibilities:

• Intakes
• Weekly 1:1s check-ins
• Guiding participants to navigate through a job readiness curriculum including meetings with partners
• Accompaniment to work sites with diverse industry partners and potential employees
• Open to prepare and present workshops and job fairs
• Help participants to navigate the different systems in the city

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Date Added to Job Board: 5/17/2024